Assessments

The Shorewood School District uses a variety of assessment tools to inform teaching and learning.  Our goal is to use student learning data strategically to improve student outcomes.  Data sources include formative assessments to inform instruction, interim assessments to monitor student progress, and summative assessments to determine if students are making progress toward grade-level standards.

The Wisconsin Student Assessment System (WSAS) is a comprehensive statewide program designed to provide information about what students know in core academic areas and whether they can apply what they know. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires all states to test all students in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics in grades 3-8 and once in high school. ESSA also requires students be assessed in Science once each grade span (3-6, 7-9, and 10-12 grades). Student performance on these assessments is reported in proficiency categories and used for accountability determination at the school, district and state levels. Wisconsin State statute also requires students to take grade 9 and 10 assessments as well as the social studies test. These tests together create the Wisconsin Student Assessment System.

More information about these assessments can be found here:

Shorewood - Assessment Information for Families

DPI INFORMATION & RESOURCES

School Performance and State Accountability Report Cards
As part of Wisconsin's accountability measures, the State's Department of Public Instruction (or DPI) releases School Performance and State Accountability Report Cards for every school and school district in Wisconsin each year.

To view the current School Performance and State Accountability Report Cards, please visit the WiseDash Public Portal, the DPI Report Card webpage, or see below.  For more information on navigating WISEdash, see this help page: WISEdash Help webpage